POSITION TITLE: Hope Unit Clinical Nurse Manager
SUPERVISED BY: Program Director , Hospital Director of Nurses
SUPERVISES: Nursing staff
DEPARTMENT: Hope Unit
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Educational: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; Master's degree in nursing preferred. Licensed and currently registered as a professional nurse in the state.
Experience: Two years psychiatric nursing experience minimum, this may be increased per state standards; six months supervisory experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.
Demonstrated leadership abilities; able to work under stressful conditions; and possesses
good verbal and written communication skills.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Nurse Manager, under administrative direction and consistent with the program philosophy, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates and delivers nursing care for the program. He/she provides managerial support to the Program Director by providing supervision and evaluation of any nursing personnel. He/she contributes to the program, nursing and the Hospital through support of nursing and program philosophy and objectives.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Recruits, interviews and selects nursing staff as needed to foster and maintain the therapeutic environment.
- Provides leadership and direction for nursing goals and objectives.
- Supervises nursing employees, provides direction and counsel as needed
- Schedules appropriate staff coverage for unit, manages within hospital Budget
- Maintains communication with PD regarding unit issues and DON regarding nursing issues.
- Keeps PCI, Director of Clinical Serv. posted.
- Identifies problems and participates/initiates resolution.
- Accepts consultation relative to nursing issues and administration from the DON and PCI staff.
- Demonstrates ability to prioritize duties.
- Fosters and maintains a commitment to the interdisciplinary team concept of the Unit.
- Collaborates with the Program Director in maintenance of the therapeutic environment.
- Provides scheduled nursing groups to patients and documents as required.
- If delegated, supervises provision of those services by qualified nursing personnel .
- Follows the policy & procedure
- Assists PD in maintaining performance improvement components of program
- Provides input in formulating patient treatment plan.
- Follows established nursing care standards for establishing effective la plans.
- Ensures continuity of nursing care based on the knowledge of clinical nursing needs and the patients' individual treatment plans.
- Ensures that all medical conditions are identified and have an appropriate treatment plan.
- Assists PD in completion of chart audits. Initiates corrective action.
- Attends interdisciplinary conference to discuss the delivery of patient care.
Professional Responsibilities
- Serves as a role model for the nursing staff through professional behavior, positive attitude and demonstration of clinical competence.
- Collect data, analysis and initiates corrective action. Prepares quality/PI report and presents data to the PI Committee.
- Interacts with family members and visitors to promote mental health
concepts.
- Collaborates with staff development in planning & providing
educational in-services
- Collaborates with PD in developing educational programs for the lay community
- Represents program with hospital nursing personnel
- Represents the hospital and Senior Care Unit when attending professional meetings
- Models appropriate telephone etiquette, attitude and verbal therapeutic interventions
for nursing staff.
- Always functions within the legal boundaries established by the Nurse Practice Act appropriate to the state in which the program is functioning.
- Maintains the dignity and confidentiality of the patient at all times.
OTHER
- Maintain a positive, professional image in the hospital
and in the community as outlined by hospital and company
- Maintain regular work hours in order to adequately perform job duties
adequately in position.
- Exhibits characteristics of patience, tact, cheerfulness and
enthusiasm toward the program and patients are essential.
- Must be able to cope with all types of patient behavior.
- Complies with/maintains ethics of profession/nursing scope of practice.
- Any additional duties that are appropriate for the effective functioning of the program.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $0.00 per hour
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- Nursing: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- LA RN (Preferred)